tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 22

Surgery: Advanced Nurse Practitioner Can Be Assistant At Surgery, Carrier Says

 But watch out for overlapping global periods Not only can a physician assistant (PA) serve as an assistant at surgery, but so can an advanced nurse practitioner (ANP), according to a frequently asked questions document posted on the Web by Part B carrier Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp.  An ANP's "national certificate must support all services they perform," notes WPS. Also, the state license and hospital rules must both allow the service.  But a registered nurse first assistant (RNFA) cannot be an assistant at surgery, WPS says, because an RNFA isn't the same as a...

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